Big Shot Class: Two Projects

Oh, look--it's my favorite Sizzix die! I LOVE the Top Note Die and the fact that it's one of Stampin' Up!'s exclusive dies makes it even better :-) This card was kept pretty simple. I used some DSP called Ski Slope which is now available from the Holiday Mini--it's a collection of holiday papers in Baja Breeze, Riding Hood Red, Chocolate Chip and Old Olive. I really like the patterns and the colors in the collection. If you like this card, you will most likely LOVE this card that I found in the Splitcoast gallery. I thought I would CASE it, but I just didn't have enough of the wide satin ribbon for everyone to make it--bummer! I thought this card was cute anyway though so it worked for me. wer
This little pouch was another project we completed at the class the other night and it was done in a flash using the Pillow Box die. Now, I'll be honest...when I first bought this die, I was really hoping a gift card would fit inside, but it doesn't. Some ideas to fill it would include cash or some small candies. This die would be great if you needed a small favor box for a shower or party you were hosting.

I still have a treat bag I want to share with you so I'll do that soon! Thanks for stopping by!

Big Shot Class: Scallop Circle Card

The Scallop Circle Sizzie Die is on of my favorites simply because it's so easy to make these scallop circle cards! I started with a 4.75" x 9.5" piece of cardstock folded in half to make a 4.75" square. By placing the crease of the cardstock just short of the edge of the die, making hinged cards is so simple with the Big Shot. I haven't tried this with the Cuttlebug, but I imagine the bug could cut through the two pieces of cardstock as well making this possible with that machine. I used an image from Pocket Silhouettes for the focal image and a small sentiment from Cornish Heritage Farms and kept the card fairly simple. I used my Creative Memories Circle Cutting System to cut the smaller circles and my Marvy Uchida Mega Scallop Circle Punch for the smaller scalloped circle. The Brocade Blue Grosgrain has been sitting in my ribbon stash for so long unopened, I almost forgot I had it! I was SO happy when I found it because it was the perfect finishing touch for the card--see, collecting has its advantages! I'll be posting other projects as I can find time throughout the day and tomorrow so thank you for your patience on that :-)

Top Note Frankie

These Frankenstein projects have been turning up all over Splitcoast recently and I thought it would be fun to incorporate 'Frankie' into the Big Shot class tomorrow. I guess I'm in a holiday mood because I made a few Halloween projects for tomorrow as well as a Christmas card! This particular project is a Genie Bag--like the type I made for everyone at last year's Christmas party. My bags are a modified version of the ones featured in this Splitcoast tutorial which can be found HERE. My cardstock panels are 5.5" x 8.5" which makes them longer so that I can punch the handle in at the top using a Mega Oval Punch. Frankie was made simply using the new Top Note Sizzix Die which is a SU! exclusive. Using some punches and creative cutting and drawing, Frankie was done in a flash! This is such a fast and easy way to make cute goodie bags for Halloween! You can even make a girl version by switching the hair to Pixie Pink if you'd like :-)! These are also great for cards--start with a green card base and go from there. I just realized that I forgot some bolts coming out of Frankie's head so I'm going to have to add those. Well, I am going to get hoppin' on the rest of my preparations for tomorrow's class! Thanks for stopping by.

SC192: Scallop Envelope

Has it really been 10 weeks since I've participated in a sketch challenge? I guess it has! Today's sketch was perfect for me since I had this little scallop envelope left over from a demo at my workshop last week. Even though I did purchase the Big Shot which I love, I know most of my customers are only interested in whether or not the dies will work with their Cuttlebugs. I had some women ask about this last Thursday and so we tried out the die with the CB and it worked beautifully! So, I needed to make a card using this cute little envelope and I decided to do a card very similar to the one we did that night. I used the sketch for my layout though I probably could have made that bottom panel a little narrower and it was supposed to go down to the bottom three edges of the card. Oops...I got a little carried away with the layers. What can I say? That's what happens when you look at the sketch at 5:30 in the morning before you go to the gym and rush home to make a card before your daughter is awake...probably would be worth double-checking the sketch! I added some Felt Fusion and one of the decorative brads from the Silver Hodgepodge Hardware to add some interest to the ribbon along with some plain brads in the bottom corners. I typically don't add this much stuff to my cards but hey, a person is allowed to stray once in a while, isn't she? Hope you are all having a great week and I appreciate your visit!

For those of you interested in classes, I have SOME events posted in September and October so please take a look at the calendar--thank you!